Synonyms of embodying

embodying

verb

present participle of embody

1

as in integrating

to make a part of a body or system

they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrating
• incorporating
• assimilating
• absorbing
• combining
• co-opting
• merging
• amalgamating
• blending
• intermingling
• commingling
• fusing
• mingling
• conditioning
• acculturating
• accustoming
• habituating
• naturalizing
• enculturating

2

as in expressing

to represent in visible form

George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expressing
• incorporating
• exemplifying
• symbolizing
• personifying
• manifesting
• illustrating
• realizing
• epitomizing
• externalizing
• personalizing
• instantiating
• incarnating
• bodying
• materializing
• actualizing
• substantiating
• typifying
• objectifying
• concretizing
• imaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disembodying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embodying

Tonight’s lesson is on truthfulness and embodying loving kindness. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

In the age of driving, cars have been our homes and our exoskeletons, fortresslike rooms of one’s own, embodying an intoxicating combination of danger and safety. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The home of the witches led by Supreme Cordelia Goode (Sarah Paulson) contrasts the devil’s penthouse with its reappearance, according to production designer Anu Schwartz, its opalescent interiors embodying the bright magic of the matriarchal coven. — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

However, after embodying fussy dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock for Phantom Thread in 2017, Day-Lewis was once again claiming to be done with show business. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026

Something is broken inside the Hail Mary, so the player, embodying Grace, has to check for the warning lights and, really, anything that looks off. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

In the lead-up to filming in Dublin, Yeoh committed herself to authentically embodying a surgeon, attending in-person instruction at the Royal College of Surgeons. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

The contrast between relief and despair is rarely more stark than on a tennis court, where two players embodying those emotions stand across the net at the end of a match and shake hands. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Gloria Steinem, the trailblazing feminist journalist best known for embodying the American second wave, has died at 92. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026